1. THE RED MIST

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Soviet Occupied, East Berlin

Time: 0700

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Anya looked over the file she had been given by her superior officers within the confines of her small apartment. The building resided nearby the wall that separated the Soviet's from the Allies. East vs West. She sat at the small writing desk that was plastered with papers and various polaroids taken of her new target.

None of the pictures were clear enough to see his face as most of them were taken from far away. According to her officers, this man was planning on making his way over the wall to take out some of the prominent members of the Soviet opposition. Therefore making it easier for the Allies to gain control over all of Germany. Something Russia could not allow.


Four Days Earlier

"Eto vasha tsel'." A picture appeared on the projector before her. "Dzheyms B'yukenen Barns." Officer Dostoyev walked up from the back of the room to stand beside the screen.

"On luchshiy snayper Ameriki. Smertel'no vdaleke. Zhestokiy vverkh zakryt'" He told, as a picture of him during the last war appeared. In his hand was a rifle, at his sides were other men from his unit.

"Posle voyny. U nego byli problemy. Stal sil'neye. Bol'she." Another picture appeared, this time his hair was nearly shoulder length and incredibly messy. The photo seemed to be taken from some sort of militarized program, Anya infered. It looked strangely similar to her early days in the KGB training.

"Teper' oni zaverbovali yego, chtoby ubit' sovetskikh soldat, ne pokidaya yego komnaty." The projector stopped on what seemed to be a more recent photo of the man. With shorter hair, in a long black coat and sunglasses.

"Kak vy znayete, my ne mozhem pozvolit' yemu proniknut' v nashu deyatel'nost'. Vy dolzhny nemedlenno obnaruzhit' i ustranit' ugrozu. Ponyal?"

"Da." Anya stated.


According to the most recent report from her officers, Barnes was supposed to be making entry into East Berlin this evening. They weren't able to decipher if he had a new alias or was using the name of someone else to get inside. They were only able to determine that he or someone who worked with him had made contact with a woman by the name of Ingrid Fischer. Fischer worked in a car repair shop not far from Anya's apartment building.

Her mission, to assume Ingrid Fischer's identity and get the required information before killing the American.


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Translations:

Eto vasha tsel' - This is your target.

Dzheyms B'yukenen Barns - James Buchanan Barnes

On luchshiy snayper Ameriki. Smertel'no vdaleke. Zhestokiy vverkh zakryt'- He is America's best sniper. Deadly in the distance. Cruel up close.

Posle voyny. U nego byli problemy. Stal sil'neye. Bol'she - After the war. He had problems. Became stronger. Bigger.

Teper' oni zaverbovali yego, chtoby ubit' sovetskikh soldat, ne pokidaya yego komnaty - Now they recruited him to kill the Soviet soldiers, without even leaving his room.

Kak vy znayete, my ne mozhem pozvolit' yemu proniknut' v nashu deyatel'nost'. Vy dolzhny nemedlenno obnaruzhit' i ustranit' ugrozu. Ponyal? - As you know, we cannot let him penetrate our activities. You must immediately detect and eliminate the threat. Do you understand?

Da - Yes


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